Galatians 5:12

For brethren, ye have been called unto liberty,.... He calls them "brethren", to testify his affection to them, and to put them in mind of their relation to one another, which required mutual love, a…

I would they were even cut off - That is, as I understand it, from the communion of the church. So far am I, says Paul, from agreeing with them, and preaching the necessity of circumcision as they do,…

I would they were even cut off which trouble you - This saying has puzzled many, and different interpretations of the place have been proposed by learned men.

At first sight it seems as if the apostle…

In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law. He had been arguing…

The Apostle gives vent to his righteous indignation.

they were even cut off Two explanations of this expression are given. All expositors however agree in translating the verb as a middle, not as…